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enChedjou replaces injured Ekongolo for CameroonAurelien Chedjou has replaced the injured Brice Nlate Ekongolo in the Cameroon squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/chedjou-replaces-injured-ekongolo
Marseille man Ekongolo suffered fractured knees in a car crash in Yaounde on Friday.
On Monday, Cameroon tweeted their support for the defender, before announcing that Galatasaray's Chedjou had been called up as a replacement.
Chedjou played a key part in World Cup qualification for the finals in Brazil, and featured against both Mexico and Croatia at the tournament.
He was not included for any of the AFCON qualifiers, but has now been called into Volker Finke's 24-man party, which will have to be cut by one before the finals get underway in Equatorial Guinea on January 17.
Cameroon, four-time winners of the competition, have been drawn in Group D alongside Mali, Guinea and the Ivory Coast.
news_articleMon, 29 Dec 2014 17:42:20 +0000Anonymous313816 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comChedjou not afraid of Real and Bale challengeGalatasaray defender Aurélien Chedjou has described world record signing Gareth Bale as a great player but insists the club are not afraid of Champions League opponents Real Madrid.Vaishali Bhardwajhttp://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/chedjou-not-afraid-real-and-bale-challenge
The Turkish champions face the nine-time European Cup winners in their Group B clash in Istanbul on Tuesday.
Bale - who joined Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur in a world record transfer fee of £85 million on September 1 - scored a debut goal in the club's 2-2 draw away to Villarreal on Saturday.
Chedjou believes while Bale will be a threat for Carlo Ancelotti's side at the Türk Telekom Arena, Galatasaray must be wary of the danger posed by the whole team.
Speaking exclusively to FourFourTwo, the central defender said: “The team has been preparing as usual except that we know it is an extremely important game. It is the first group game and we know that if we want to get out of Group B, we need to get as many points as possible at home.
“Real Madrid are one of the biggest teams in the world, and danger can come from everywhere. That is why we respect them – but we don't fear them.
“Gareth Bale is a great player with amazing speed. He will be very important for Real Madrid but, like I said previously, threat can come from everywhere.”
Galatasaray recorded a 3-2 home victory against Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals last season but were still knocked out 5-3 on aggregate.
But Chedjou claims the clash between the two sides on Tuesday will not be as high scoring as the victory in Istanbul last term.
The 27-year-old said: “I don't think the two games are similar because last year the match was more open.
“This time it's the first game, even if we need a good start, we can't leave space for Madrid's attacks. We hope we will get a good result [against Madrid]. If it doesn't work out this time we still have more games after.
“We will play our best – like last season. It is true that these are two very strong teams in the group but in the end the games are played on the pitch.”
Translation: Caroline Ienné
news_articleTue, 17 Sep 2013 11:30:00 +0000Gregg Davies60015 at http://www.fourfourtwo.com